¬¬1. Title and credits
The Doctor, directed by Randa Haines, screenplay by Robert Caswell is a movie loosely based on the book written by Dr. Edward Rosenbaum in 1988 titled, A Taste of My Own Medicine. It was produced by Laura Ziskin at Touchstone Pictures/ Silver Screen Partners IV. It was filmed in 1991 and filming took place in Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, y Reno, Nevada. The movie is 128 minutes long. It was nominated for three awards in 1992 but earned no wins. The nominations are the following:
CFCA award to Elizabeth Perkins for Best Supporting Actress, CFCA award to William Hurt for Best Actor, and lastly it earned the nomination of the Young Artist Award for Best Family Motion Picture in the drama category.
2. Cast
The cast is composed of the following actors:
William Hurt, who plays the Dr. Jack MacKee, Christine Lahti who plays his wife, Anne MacKee, Elizabeth Perkins as June Ellis, a terminally ill cancer patient who befriends Dr. Jack MacKee, Mandy Patinkin who plays Dr. Murray Kaplan who is Dr. MacKee’s fellow surgeon and friend, Adam Arkin, who is Dr. Eli Blumfield, the physician who operates on Dr. Jack MacKee, Charlie Korsmo who plays Nicky MacKee, his son, and lastly Wendy Crewson as Dr. Leslie Abbott, the ENT (Ear Nose and Throat Doctor) who diagnoses Jack of his cancer.
3. Plot summary
Dr. Jack MacKee is a charismatic, successful yet cold surgeon who lives by the motto “you go in, you fix it, you get out.” He treats his patients with general disrespect through use of sarcasm, jokes, and detachment. However, he is diagnosed with throat cancer and soon discovers the struggles of patienthood. He is diagnosed by Dr. June Abbott, a pragmatic and cold doctor very similar to himself.
Through his treatment,...
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Randa Haines Films As Director:
1979: Under This Sky (for TV).
1980: The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (for TV).
1982: Just Pals.
1984: Something About Amelia (for TV).
1985: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (co-director) (for TV).
1986: Children of a Lesser God.
1991: The Doctor.
1993: Wrestling Ernest Hemingway.
1998: Dance With Me.
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